The use of Whole Blood in Major Haemorrhage

Date First Published:

August 4, 2016

Last Updated:

August 4, 2016

Report by:

Matthew Newport, Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine (The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)

Three-Part Question:

In [adult major trauma patients (ISS>15)] with [major haemorrhage] does [administration of whole blood, compared to standard major haemorrhage protocols][reduce mortality]?